Step one: Cut congressional pay

9:45 a.m. EST, February 28, 2013

The looming sequester is going to be painful for all Americans except the wealthy ("Social Security braces for cuts," Feb. 26).

I respectfully suggest that if all members of Congress were to take a cut in pay, it would go a long way to reducing the deficit.

Jeanette Naiditch

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